Tainted Data: Answer D

As a report [of contract research] is being printed, the author discovers that some of the data included in the report was inadvertently invalidated by a technician who did not follow the test protocol. A delay in the publication of this report would have a negative impact on other programs; however, it is impossible to rerun the experiment to correct the data since the samples have been destroyed. The author of the report and other experts in the field all agree that this data have very little effect on the results of the research. As research director, what do you do?

Answer D: Print the research report with a qualifying statement about the compromised data, while emphasizing that this data have very little effect on the results of the research.

Lockheed Martin's Comment: -5 points

You must work with the customer before you print. If the customer decides the work should go forward, this would then be an appropriate step.